WORK AND PENSIONS

Departmental ICT

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what IT  (a) infrastructure and  (b) systems his (i) Department and (ii) its agencies use.

Jonathan R Shaw: The Department currently has about 140,000 desktops, around 7,000 encrypted laptops, 2,500 servers and 21 mainframes serving its 149 major application systems. The infrastructure falls into three broad categories of services delivered by third party suppliers, desktop (PCs) hosting (mainframe computers and application servers) and network/telephony. The IT systems or applications are linked to two major data centres.

Departmental ICT

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place in the Library a copy of the asset register of his Department's IT infrastructure and systems.

Jonathan R Shaw: The Department's IT suppliers provide the IT infrastructure used by the Department and own the assets required to deliver the IT services the Department has specified contractually. Consequently, the Department does not maintain a register of those assets.

Departmental ICT

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the average useful economic life of departmental IT infrastructure.

Jonathan R Shaw: The Department has a large and complex IT infrastructure consisting of 21 mainframes, 2,500 servers and 149 major applications which it renews and refreshes as necessary. It makes no single estimate of useful economic life.
	The Department purchases IT services from suppliers on a consumption basis in order to maximize value for money. Its IT suppliers provide IT infrastructure components as part of these services and have contractual obligations to maintain and refresh these components.

Employee Assistance Programme

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2008,  Official Report, column 77W, on Employee Assistance Programme, how many requests from staff for services have been received by the Department's Employee Assistance Programme in each category of reason recorded in each year since the programme was established; and if he will make a statement.

Jonathan R Shaw: I refer the hon. Member for Cardiff, Central to the answer given on 26 November 2008,  Official Report, column 1970W.

Incapacity Benefit: Bedfordshire

Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many incapacity benefit claimants there were in the South West Bedfordshire constituency in November 2008.

Jonathan R Shaw: The available information is for May 2008, when there were 2,850 claimants of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance in South West Bedfordshire constituency.
	 Notes
	1. The figure is rounded to the nearest 10.
	2. This figure is published at www.nomisweb.co.uk.
	 Source
	DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent. data

Jobcentre Plus: Closures

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by what date the review of the closure plan for Jobcentre Plus offices will be completed; and if he will make a statement.

Tony McNulty: I refer the hon. Member to the written answer given to him on 26 November 2008,  Official Report, column 1979W.

OLYMPICS

Olympic Board

Humfrey Malins: To ask the Minister for the Olympics if she will place in the Library copies of the agendas, minutes and supporting documents considered by the Olympic Board at its last six meetings.

Tessa Jowell: I have agreed to provide Parliament with six-monthly progress updates and quarterly financial updates. The next Government Annual Report on the Games will be published in January 2009 and will provide both progress and financial updates.
	Summaries of Olympic Board meetings are placed on the London 2012 Organising Committee website
	http://www.london2012.com/en/ourvision/Olympic+Board.
	Agendas, minutes and papers of the Olympic Board are not publicly available.

Olympic Games 2012: Facilities

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Minister for the Olympics what effect the reduction in the number of  (a) apartments and  (b) bed spaces has had on the construction costs of the Olympic village.

Tessa Jowell: At this time, both apartment and bed space numbers have not yet been finalised, with final numbers subject to Olympic Board agreement. It is, therefore, not yet possible to comment on the impact of any potential reduction in accommodation on construction costs.
	As we have stated previously, we are seeking to reduce costs by only building what is necessary for the Games. Therefore, apartment numbers have reduced, with the number of athlete bed spaces remaining as required by London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. At the same time we are preserving quality and confident we will meet IOC requirements. We are in discussion with our partners and will set out our plans shortly.

Olympic Games 2012: Facilities

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Minister for the Olympics what exclusivity agreements are in force in relation to the Olympic village; and for how long each is to be in force.

Tessa Jowell: There are a number of exclusivity agreements within the overall Olympic Village deal, the principal one being that between the Olympic Delivery Authority and Lend Lease as developer. The exclusivity agreement officially expires at the end of the year but there is an option to extend to March 2009.

Olympic Games 2012: Facilities

Humfrey Malins: To ask the Minister for the Olympics when she expects to publish the KPMG report on Olympic venues.

Tessa Jowell: As announced after the Olympic Board in November, the KPMG report will be published subject to ensuring that it does not contain any commercial sensitive material. However, we do not yet have a final copy of the report. I am not therefore in a position to confirm the timing of its publication.

Olympic Games 2012: Facilities

Humfrey Malins: To ask the Minister for the Olympics what the cost to the public purse will be of the KPMG report into the suitability of the Olympic venues.

Tessa Jowell: The review by KPMG is not yet concluded with work ongoing on certain elements of the report. I am therefore not yet in a position to confirm what the full costs of the report will be.

Olympic Games 2012: Per Capita Costs

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Minister for the Olympics what the largest build cost per square foot of the Olympic village is; and how this compares to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors index.

Tessa Jowell: Commercial negotiations are ongoing regarding the costing of the various elements of the Olympic Village. Therefore, at this stage, it is not possible to provide build cost information whilst commercially confidential negotiations continue.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Museums and Galleries: Royal Ulster Constabulary

Jeffrey M Donaldson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he plans to make a decision about funding for a museum for the Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation.

Paul Goggins: Northern Ireland officials are currently considering the finalised business case for a police museum which the Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation submitted to them in November 2008. Decisions on funding will await a full analysis of this business case.

SCOTLAND

Air Passenger Duty

Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the effects of the increase in air passenger duty on the levels of air passenger traffic between the Highlands and islands of Scotland and the rest of the world; whether his Department has performed an economic impact assessment of the amended air passenger duty rate; and if he will make a statement.

Ann McKechin: Decisions on taxes are a matter for the Chancellor. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given today by my hon. Friend, the Exchequer Secretary, to question number 240702.

Excise Duties: Alcoholic Drinks

David Mundell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions, on what dates, he had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the contents of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties (Surcharges) and Tobacco Products Duty Order 2008 (S.I. 2008, No. 3026) and the assessment that no impact on the private or voluntary sectors was foreseen.

Ann McKechin: My right hon. Friend has regular discussions with the Chancellor on a range of issues.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Development Aid: Food

Roger Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much UK overseas development aid was  (a) committed and  (b) disbursed (i) in total and (ii) under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Assistance Committee creditor reporting system (A) agricultural codes (31110 to 31195), (B) basic nutrition (12240), (C) food aid/food security (52010) and (D) emergency food aid (72040) codes in 2007.

Michael Foster: The Department for International Development's (DFID) total bilateral programme in 2007-08 was £2,962 million. Details on the amount of DFID's bilateral expenditure provided in support of each sector in 2007-08 are shown in the following table.
	
		
			  DFID bilateral expenditure, 2007-08 
			   Sector  £000 
			 12240 Basic Nutrition, Health 9,486 
			 31110 Agriculture Policy and Administrative Management 22,739 
			 31120 Agricultural Development 4,755 
			 31130 Agricultural Land Resources 19,996 
			 31163 Livestock: Agriculture 3,108 
			 52010 Food Aid and Food Security Programmes 35,830 
			 72040 Emergency Food Aid 11,591 
		
	
	The data in the table do not include support to these sectors delivered through General Budget Support and core contributions to multilateral organisations, civil society organisations and general humanitarian funds, such as the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund.

Kenya: Internally Displaced Persons

Mark Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid he has given to Kenya to assist the resettlement of individuals displaced internally in that country since the elections in 2007.

Ivan Lewis: The Department for International Development (DFID) is not committing funds directly to the resettlement of internally displaced people in Kenya.
	Resettlement is complex and should be handled with care, in line with international guidelines. To address the problems of those internally displaced and prevent future dislocations, the underlying issues of economic and ethnic inequality, land distribution and the culture of impunity in relation to political violence need to be tackled.
	DFID is working with the international community and the Government of Kenya to address these underlying issues. This includes the implementation of key activities agreed in the Peace Accord brokered by Kofi Annan, to which DFID is the main donor. DFID has also provided £1.5 million to date in support of the national land reform programme, including the development of a new land policy. In addition, DFID committed £2.5 million in humanitarian assistance to Kenya for those displaced by the crisis.

HEALTH

Dairy Products: Imports

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has taken steps to assess the level of contamination by the industrial chemical melamine in dairy exports from China to the UK.

Dawn Primarolo: The import of milk and milk products from China is prohibited under Commission Decision 2007/275/EC of 17 April 2007 concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC.
	In response to the contamination of milk with melamine the European Commission introduced additional measures restricting the import of products from China containing milk or milk products. These measures require any product containing more than 2.5 mg/kg melamine to be removed from the market and destroyed. Testing by Port Health Authorities and local authorities has found a few products, containing more than 2.5 mg/kg melamine, which, although not considered to be a risk to public health, have been destroyed.

Drugs: Misuse

Michael Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many problematic drugs users were estimated to be residing in London in the last year for which figures are available.

Dawn Primarolo: The estimated number of problem drug users(1) in the London government office region, aged between 15-64, is 74,822. This figure for the latest period available 2006-07.
	(1) Problem drug use in this context refers to use of opiates and/or crack cocaine, including those who inject either of these drugs. It does not include the of cocaine in powder from, amphetamine, ecstasy or cannabis, or injecting by people who do not use opiates or cocaine.

Food: Safety

Brian Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much each local authority spent per head of population on taking and analysing samples for food standards purposes in the last 12 months.

Dawn Primarolo: The decision on how much each local authority spends on taking and analysing samples for food standards purposes is decided by each local authority in accordance with the requirements of the Food Law Code of Practice issued in June 2008.
	Each authority is required to publish a food sampling policy and make it available to businesses and consumers. The policy sets out the authority's general approach to food sampling and its approach in specific situations such as process monitoring, inspections, complaints, special investigations and national, regional and local co-ordinated programmes.

NHS: Pay

Michael Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on salaries and wages for  (a) general and senior managers,  (b) nurses and midwives and  (c) administrative and clerical staff within each primary care trust in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08.

Ann Keen: Tables have been placed in the Library showing the amount spent by each primary care trust in England on salaries and wages for:
	total managers and senior managers;
	total nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff; and
	total administrative and clerical staff
	in the years 2006-07 to 2007-08.

Overseas Residence: Australia

John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the annual savings accruing to his Department as a result of expatriates resident in Australia meeting the cost of their healthcare.

Dawn Primarolo: The Department does not hold data on the cost of health care for United Kingdom expatriates resident in Australia. The UK does not fund the healthcare costs of British citizens resident in non-European countries and therefore does not consider these to be cost savings. It is the responsibility of individuals to make their own healthcare arrangements when they move to Australia.

TRANSPORT

Air Routes

Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  if he will designate the air route from London Gatwick to Inverness under Public Service Obligation protection; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  if he will designate all air service to peripheral areas of the United Kingdom from London Heathrow and London Gatwick which do not have a seven hour day return trip capability by surface transport under Public Service Obligation protection; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Fitzpatrick: In December 2005, the Department for Transport published guidance on the circumstances under which it would consider imposing a Public Service Obligation (PSO) to protect domestic air routes to London airports. A copy is available on the Department's website at:
	www.dft.gov.uk/aviation/psoguidance
	Under the guidance, it is for local bodies such as devolved administrations, regional development agencies or local authorities to make the case for a PSO to the Department. No such applications have been received since the guidance was published.

Bus Services: Concessions

David Curry: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much funding has been provided to each local authority to run the national concessionary bus fares scheme in 2008-09; and what estimate his Department has made of the expenditure which will be incurred by each authority on the scheme in that year.

Paul Clark: The additional funding provided to each Travel Concession Authority (TCA) to run their schemes following the introduction of the England-wide concession on 1 April is published in the Special Grant Report (No. 129). A copy is in the Library of the House. In total, £212 million of additional funding is available to TCAs in England in 2008-09. The special grant allocation is based on generous assumptions around fares, pass take-up, extra journeys and additional costs, and the distribution of the grant was consulted on in detail. This grant is in addition to the bulk of the funding for statutory concessionary travel which remains within the overall local Government formula grant settlement.
	The Government are providing around £1 billion each year to support the England-wide concession and is confident this is sufficient in total to meet the cost to TCAs. We will continue to monitor the impact of England-wide statutory concessionary travel but final data on expenditure for 2008-09 is unlikely to be available before autumn 2009.

Driving Offences

Mark Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his estimate is of the number of cars that are not  (a) insured and  (b) taxed.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The Department for Transport does not hold estimates of the number of cars that are not insured or taxed.
	However, the Department's latest estimates of vehicle excise duty evasion suggest that there were around 589,000 unlicensed vehicles in Great Britain in 2007.
	In addition, the latest estimate of uninsured driving, based on a 2005 comparison of the DVLA vehicle register and the motor insurance database, suggests that about 2.1 million licensed vehicles are being driven by uninsured drivers.
	Measures have already been introduced to tackle uninsured driving including police powers to seize vehicles used on the road uninsured and improved police access to information contained in the insurance industry's database. The Road Safety Act 2006 introduced a new offence of being a registered keeper for which there is no valid motor insurance. Further regulations are required to bring in the provisions into force and the detail of this scheme for continuous insurance enforcement will be subject to consultation later this year.

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Mark Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  what his most recent estimate is of the number of uninsured drivers who renewed their car tax  (a) online,  (b) by telephone and  (c) in person in the last 12 months;
	(2)  what procedures are in place to ensure that individuals who renew their car tax disc  (a) online,  (b) by telephone and  (c) in person have valid car insurance.

Jim Fitzpatrick: No such estimate has been made, as valid insurance must be in place before a vehicle licence can be issued.
	A vehicle licence cannot be issued unless valid insurance is in place.
	When a vehicle is licensed in person at the Post Office or a DVLA local office, a paper certificate of insurance must be produced. This will be scrutinised to ensure that the person taking out the licence, the registered keeper, is covered by the insurance policy.
	When a licensing application is made online or over the telephone, the same check is made electronically via the motor insurance database before the application is processed.

Northern Rail: Rolling Stock

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to announce the  (a) timings and  (b) business case for the additional 182 vehicles for Northern Rail.

Paul Clark: The updates to the Department of Transport's Rolling Stock Plan published in July 2008 stated that the indicative rolling stock numbers will only be substituted by different numbers when the Department contracts with the relevant train operator. In the case of Northern Rail this is expected to be in 2010.

Northern Rail: Rolling Stock

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made in discussions on the preparation and delivery of additional rolling stock vehicles to Northern Rail.

Paul Clark: Discussions with Northern Rail are at an early stage. Our current view is that they should conclude during 2010, although this is clearly subject to the progress of the commercial negotiations between the parties.

Roads: Accidents

Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many  (a) fatalities,  (b) serious injuries and  (c) other outcomes there were in road traffic accidents reported to his Department in (i) Cornwall and (ii) England in each month in each of the last five years.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The number of casualties resulting from reported personal injury road accidents for each month in Cornwall and England, for each of the last five years is given as follows:
	
		
			  Cornwall 
			  Number of casualties 
			   Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Ju l  Aug  Sept  Oct  Nov  Dec  Total 
			  2003  
			 Killed 2 3 3 3 4 0 1 5 2 2 3 2 30 
			 Serious 41 23 29 27 29 21 26 29 20 27 19 15 306 
			 Slight 189 171 164 162 195 237 269 250 257 217 222 177 2,510 
			 Total 232 197 196 192 228 258 296 284 279 246 244 194 2,846 
			  2004  
			 Killed 1 2 7 3 3 8 5 1 3 5 2 4 44 
			 Serious 6 11 11 25 21 14 21 28 23 22 18 24 224 
			 Slight 142 206 158 179 224 212 248 261 221 247 179 193 2,470 
			 Total 149 219 176 207 248 234 274 290 247 274 199 221 2,738 
			  2005  
			 Killed 5 4 3 3 2 4 5 5 3 3 6 2 45 
			 Serious 18 19 18 27 19 24 24 23 9 12 9 14 216 
			 Slight 176 164 209 180 222 238 302 288 243 223 218 176 2,639 
			 Total 199 187 230 210 243 266 331 316 255 238 233 192 2,900 
			  2006  
			 Killed 2 4 6 1 6 6 5 6 0 4 3 7 50 
			 Serious 14 9 11 16 25 11 26 15 30 20 19 21 217 
			 Slight 147 212 194 161 210 207 255 273 197 201 209 157 2,423 
			 Total 163 225 211 178 241 224 286 294 227 225 231 185 2,690 
			  2007  
			 Killed 0 2 1 4 1 6 1 4 3 2 3 1 28 
			 Serious 8 24 15 20 29 21 26 26 19 20 13 20 241 
			 Slight 158 156 177 161 202 248 284 244 202 177 162 210 2,381 
			 Total 166 182 193 185 232 275 311 274 224 199 178 231 2,650 
		
	
	
		
			  England 
			  Number of casualties 
			   Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sept  Oct  Nov  Dec  Total 
			  2003  
			 Killed 236 231 260 212 229 263 259 321 233 213 278 269 3,004 
			 Serious 2,339 2,270 2,374 2,288 2,449 2,557 2,518 2,527 2,527 2,674 2,485 2,284 29,292 
			 Slight 18,386 16,894 17,346 17,379 19,071 18,857 19,678 18,298 19,665 20,811 20,451 18,767 225,603 
			 Total 20,961 19,395 19,980 19,879 21,749 21,677 22,455 21,146 22,425 23,698 23,214 21,320 257,899 
			  2004  
			 Killed 205 194 194 212 256 231 207 241 234 217 251 272 2,714 
			 Serious 2,147 2,038 2,006 2,198 2,529 2,413 2,214 2,324 2,322 2,440 2,188 2,238 27,057 
			 Slight 18,324 15,740 17,666 17,079 18,184 18,205 17,876 18,356 18,742 20,219 19,317 19,283 218,991 
			 Total 20,676 17,972 19,866 19,489 20,969 20,849 20,297 20,921 21,298 22,876 21,756 21,793 248,762 
			  2005  
			 Killed 224 199 221 185 214 225 218 230 247 244 259 269 2,735 
			 Serious 1,891 1,767 1,834 1,927 2,232 2,223 2,285 2,244 2,096 2,307 2,300 2,104 25,210 
			 Slight 17,415 15,406 15,987 16,924 18,167 17,925 18,260 17,559 17,687 18,690 19,938 18,581 212,539 
			 Total 19,530 17,372 18,042 19,036 20,613 20,373 20,763 20,033 20,030 21,241 22,497 20,954 240,484 
			  2006  
			 Killed 200 223 173 213 198 232 223 240 243 264 229 257 2,695 
			 Serious 1,945 1,755 1,826 1,851 2,097 2,278 2,337 2,056 2,126 2,172 2,269 2,144 24,856 
			 Slight 15,892 14,791 15,783 14,926 17,096 16,578 17,843 16,505 17,742 18,228 18,358 17,284 201,026 
			 Total 18,037 16,769 17,782 16,990 19,391 19,088 20,403 18,801 20,111 20,664 20,856 19,685 228,577 
			  2007  
			 Killed 209 168 205 219 218 184 202 226 220 218 220 213 2,502 
			 Serious 2,040 1,634 1,934 2,061 1,975 2,084 2,186 2,122 2,106 2,062 2,159 1,855 24,218 
			 Slight 16,213 13,988 15,919 14,718 16,937 16,568 17,015 15,991 16,097 16,328 17,323 15,647 192,744 
			 Total 18,462 15,790 18,058 16,998 19,130 18,836 19,403 18,339 18,423 18,608 19,702 17,715 219,464

Scanners

Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many body scanners his Department operates in  (a) airports,  (b) ports and  (c) railway stations; and where each is located.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The Department for Transport has been involved in trials of body scanner technology at Luton and Heathrow airports, and at Paddington railway station, as part of joint industry and Government effort to further improve the security of the travelling public in the UK. Currently there are no body scanners deployed for transport security purposes at airports, ports and railway stations.

Shipping: Noise

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  what recent discussions his Department has had with the shipping industry on reducing incidental noise from commercial shipping operations in the marine environment; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  what plans his Department has to contribute to the work of the International Marine Organisation's correspondence group on drafting non-mandatory guidelines on ship noise reduction; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Fitzpatrick: Shipping is a global industry and the regulation of international shipping is best taken forward in the forum of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met in October and, following discussion of a submission from the USA, MEPC agreed a new work programme item aimed at minimising the introduction of incidental noise from ships into the marine environment.
	Consequently, at future sessions of MEPC there will be an agenda item entitled 'Noise from commercial shipping and its adverse impacts on marine life'. This Department and its Maritime and Coastguard Agency will take part in the work under this agenda item, including the IMO correspondence group which is being coordinated by the USA.

Speed Limits: Cameras

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of speed cameras deliberately damaged or destroyed in Essex in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The Department for Transport has not made any such estimate. This information may be held by Essex police who take such criminal behaviour seriously and seek to prosecute anyone caught committing such acts.

TREASURY

Air Passenger Duty: Scotland

Danny Alexander: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the economic impact of the revised rates of air passenger duty on air travel  (a) to,  (b) from and  (c) within the Highlands and Islands of Scotland; and if he will make a statement.

Angela Eagle: The existing scope of, and exemptions from, air passenger duty will remain in place, including the exemption for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There will be no economic impact of the revised rates of air passenger duty on the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Economic and Monetary Union

Danny Alexander: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff in his Department were engaged in preparatory work for the recent assessment of the UK's performance against the five economic tests for joining the euro.

Ian Pearson: The Chancellor announced in Budget 2008 that,
	"the Government do not propose a euro assessment to be initiated at the time of this budget".
	The Treasury will again review the situation at Budget time next year as required by the Chancellor's June 2003 statement.

Exchange Rates

Christopher Huhne: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the potential effects on sterling of the scale of bank deposits and other short-term instruments held by non-residents.

Ian Pearson: Exchange rates are determined by a range of factors. The Government's objective is for a stable and competitive exchange rate in the medium term, consistent with meeting the inflation target.

Income Tax

Jeremy Browne: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of income tax receipts were paid by the wealthiest  (a) one per cent.,  (b) five per cent.,  (c) 10 per cent.,  (d) 25 per cent. and  (e) 50 per cent. of the population in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Stephen Timms: The information can be found in Table 2.4 "Shares of total income (before and after tax) and income tax for percentile groups" on the HM Revenue and Customs website at:
	http://wvw.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_tax/menu.htm

Insurance

Lorely Burt: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to establish a means-tested hardship fund for policyholders following the near-collapse of Equitable Life.

Ian Pearson: As my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, told this House on 3 December 2008,  Official Report, column 38, there will be a statement on Equitable Life before the House rises at Christmas.

Members: Correspondence

David Winnick: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when a reply will be sent to the hon. Member for Walsall North's letter of 16 October 2008, regarding a constituent, ref: 2/01966/2008.

Ian Pearson: The Financial Services Secretary will respond to the hon. Member shortly.

Members: Correspondence

John Baron: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter dated 24 September 2008 and subsequent correspondence from the hon. Member for Billericay regarding a constituent, Mr D. Randall.

Ian Pearson: I have today replied to the hon. Member.

Public Private Partnerships

Stewart Hosie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assumptions have been made on the net present value of public-private partnership projects for the purposes of preparing the pre-Budget report for 2008.

Angela Eagle: HM Treasury uses departmental returns as the basis for its statistics on public-private partnerships published at each pre-Budget and Budget report. These are in turn based on HM Treasury's Green Book, which can be found on the Treasury's website at
	http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/data_greenbook_index.htm
	and which sets out guidance for the calculation of net present value.

Public Private Partnerships

Stewart Hosie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assumptions are made by his Department when estimating the effects of inflation on future public-private partnership costs.

Angela Eagle: HM Treasury uses departmental returns as the basis for its statistics on public-private partnerships published at each pre-Budget and Budget report.
	Departments are required to factor the inflation assumptions set out in their PPP contracts into their estimates of future unitary charge payments.

Public Private Partnerships

Stewart Hosie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discount rate of capital is used when determining the net present value of public-private partnership projects; and what risk premium is included in that rate.

Angela Eagle: HM Treasury's Green Book, which can be found on the Treasury's website at
	http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/data_greenbook_index.htm
	sets out guidance for the calculation of net present value.

VAT

Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy to change the designation for VAT purposes of products designed to protect children from the sun; and if he will make a statement.

Stephen Timms: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer my predecessor gave him on 4 March 2008,  Official Report, column 2327W.

VAT: Clothing

Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  if he will meet with representatives of the School Wear Association in order to discuss VAT on school uniforms;
	(2)  if he will make it his policy to change the definition for VAT purposes of children's clothing from clothing to fit an average-sized 13 year old and smaller to that which fits an average-sized 15 year old and smaller; and if he will make a statement.

Stephen Timms: Treasury officials, in the first instance, would be happy to meet the representatives of the School Wear Association to discuss VAT.
	Under the VAT agreements with our European partners, signed by successive Governments, we can retain our existing VAT zero rates, but we may not extend them or introduce new ones. It is therefore not possible to extend the present zero-rating for children's clothing to clothing designed for children older than 13.

VAT: Financial Services

Adam Price: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the effect of the changes in value added tax announced in the Pre-Budget Report 2008 on the financial services sector.

Stephen Timms: The reduction in the standard rate of VAT from 17.5 per cent. to 15 per cent. between 1 December 2008 and 31 December 2009 will benefit the financial services sector because it will incur less irrecoverable VAT (in respect of its exempt supplies).
	There may be compliance costs for those parts of the financial services sector making taxable supplies. The Impact Assessment can be found on the HM Treasury website at the following address:
	http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/pbr08_vat_1845.pdf

PRIME MINISTER

Damian Green

Andrew MacKinlay: To ask the Prime Minister 
	(1)  whether he authorised under the terms of the Wilson Doctrine the interception of telephone or other electronic communications of the hon. Member for Ashford  (a) before and  (b) after his recent arrest;
	(2)  whether  (a) listening devices and  (b) other forms of surveillance technology have been placed in the homes or offices of an hon. Member by  (a) the police and  (b) the intelligence and security services in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

Gordon Brown: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to him by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary (Jacqui Smith) during her statement on 4 December 2008,  Official Report, column 143.

WOMEN AND EQUALITY

Disabled: Carers' Benefits

Mark Harper: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality with reference to paragraph 3.11 of the Carers at the Heart of 21st Century Families and Communities report, how much of the £150 million funding for breaks for carers of disabled children will be provided by the Government Equalities Office over each of the next two years.

Maria Eagle: The £150 million fund will be provided entirely by the Department of Health and will increase the support available for all carers, not just those that care for disabled children.

Females: Alternatives to Imprisonment

Anne Moffat: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what recent discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on alternatives to imprisonment for women.

Maria Eagle: I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues on this matter in my capacity as Ministerial Champion for Women in the Criminal Justice System and through the inter-ministerial group on reducing re-offending and the ministerial sub-group on Corston. The Government are fully committed to providing appropriate alternatives to custody for women who are not violent or dangerous, in line with recommendations set out in Baroness Corston's review of women with particular vulnerabilities in the criminal justice system. A progress report one year on from the Government's response to Baroness Corston's review will be published later this month and will outline progress and future plans on this important issue.

COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Housing: Low Incomes

Martin Horwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding from each regional development agency project budget for 2008-09 was reallocated to the Homebuy Direct scheme.

John Healey: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill), on 30 October 2008,  Official Report, columns 1271-272W.

Housing: Overcrowding

Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many and what percentage of households of each  (a) type of tenure,  (b) size,  (c) income level and  (d) ethnicity in each region in England are estimated to be overcrowded.

Iain Wright: The following estimates of the number of overcrowded households are based on the Bedroom Standard definition of overcrowding and are derived from the Survey of English Housing.
	 (a) Estimates of the number and percentage of overcrowded households by tenure for each region in England are given in Table 1.
	
		
			  Table 1: Overcrowded( 1)  households by region and tenure, England, 2004-05 to 2006-07( 2) 
			   Tenure (thousand households)  Percentage 
			  Government office region  Owner occupiers  Social renters  Private renters  All tenures  Owner occupiers  Social renters  Private renters  All tenures 
			 North East 7 9 3 19 0.9 3.4 3.0 1.7 
			 North West 33 19 12 64 1.6 3.6 4.5 2.3 
			 Yorkshire and the Humber 19 11 7 37 1.3 2.8 3.1 1.8 
			 North 59 40 22 120 1.4 3.3 3.7 2.0 
			  
			 East Midlands 11 13 6 29 0.8 4.1 3.4 1.6 
			 West Midlands 29 21 10 61 1.9 4.5 4.9 2.8 
			 Midlands 40 34 16 SO 1.4 4.4 4.2 2.3 
			  
			 East 19 15 8 42 1.1 4.1 3.3 1.8 
			 London 47 98 59 203 2.7 12.2 10.5 6.6 
			 South East 23 31 12 66 0.9 6.6 2.8 2.0 
			 Southwest 12 12 9 33 0.8 4.2 3.0 1.5 
			 South 100 156 88 344 1.4 8.1 5.8 3.2 
			  
			 England 200 229 125 554 1.4 5.9 5.1 2.7 
			 (1) Overcrowded i.e. one or more bedrooms below the "bedroom standard". (2) Sample sizes are too small to give robust annual figures. A three-year average is therefore provided.  Source: Communities and Local Government, Survey of English Housing. 
		
	
	 (b) Estimates of the number and percentage of overcrowded households by household size for each region in England are given in Table 2.
	
		
			  Overcrowded( 1)  households by region and by household size, England, 2004-05 to 2006-07( 2) 
			   Number of persons in household (thousand overcrowded households)  Number of persons in household (percentage) 
			  Government office region  1 or 2  3 or 4  5 or more  All households  1 or 2  3 or 4  5 or more  All households 
			 North East 2 5 12 19 0.2 1.4 22.5 1.7 
			 North West 2 24 38 64 0.1 2.8 20.4 2.3 
			 Yorkshire and the Humber 1 11 25 37 0.1 1:8 18.5 1.8 
			 North 6 39 75 120 0.1 2.2 20.0 2.0 
			  
			 East Midlands 3 8 19 29 0.2 1.5 17.2 1.6 
			 West Midlands 2 16 43 61 0.2 2.5 24.7 2.8 
			 Midlands 5 23 62 90 0.2 2.1 21.8 2.3 
			  
			 East 3 17  22 42 0.2 2.5 15.2 
			 London 30 92 82 203 1.6 10.1 32.0 6.6 
			 South East 5 30 31 66 0.2 3.1 14.3 2.0 
			 South West 3 15 15 33 0.2 2.6 12.6 1.5 
			 South 41 153 149 344 0.6 4.9 20.3 3.2 
			  
			 England 52 216 286 554 0.4 3.6 20.5 2.7 
			 (1) Overcrowded i.e. one or more bedrooms below the "bedroom standard". (2) Sample sizes are too small to give robust annual figures. A three-year average is therefore provided.  Source: Communities and Local Government, Survey of English Housing. 
		
	
	 (c) Estimates of the number and percentage of overcrowded households by income level for each region in England are given in Table 3.
	
		
			  Table 3: Overcrowded( 1)  households by region and income level( 2) , England, 2004-05 to 2006-07( 3) 
			   Joint weekly income HRP and partner (thousand overcrowded households)  Joint weekly income HRP and partner (percentage) 
			  Government office region  Under £200  £200, under £500  £500 or more  Total  Under £200  £200, under £500  £500 or more  Total 
			 North East 3 11 3 17 1.3 3.0 0.8 1.8 
			 North West 14 27 8 49 2.5 3.0 0.9 2.1 
			 Yorkshire and the Humber 9 16 5 30 2.2 2.3 0.7 1.7 
			 North 26 53 16 96 2.2 2.7 0.8 1.9 
			  
			 East Midlands 6 7 7 20 2.1 1.3 1.2 1.4 
			 West Midlands 11 25 12 48 2.4 3.6 1.6 2.5 
			 Midlands 17 32 19 68 2.3 2.6 1.4 2.0 
			  
			 East 7 15 13 35 2.0 2.3 1.3 1.8 
			 London 62 57 42 160 9.7 7.8 3.7 6.4 
			 South East 12 30 18 60 2.4 3.4 1.2 2.1 
			 South West 5 13 10 28 1.5 2.0 1.2 1.5 
			 South 86 115 82 283 4.7 3.9 1.8 3.1 
			  
			 England 130 200 117 446 3.4 3.3 1.5 2.5 
			 (1) Overcrowded i.e. one or more bedrooms below the "bedroom standard". (2) Households with unknown incomes are excluded from these estimates. (3) Sample sizes are too small to give robust annual figures. A three-year average is therefore provided.  Source: Communities and Local Government, Survey of English Housing. 
		
	
	 (d) Estimates of the number and percentage of overcrowded households by ethnicity by broad region in England are given in Table 4. Due to very small sample sizes for overcrowded ethnic minority households in some regions it is not possible to provide estimates for individual regions.
	
		
			  Table 4: Overcrowded( 1)  households by ethnicity of household reference person, England, 2004-05 to 2006-07( 2) 
			White (overcrowded)  Ethnic minority (overcrowded) 
			  Region  Tenure  Thousand households  Percentage  Thousand households  Percentage 
			 London Owner occupiers 27 1.5 27 7.0 
			  Social renters 63 7.4 63 18.9 
			  Private renters 32 7.3 32 17.0 
			  All 122 3.7 122 13.4 
			   
			 Rest of England Owner occupiers 110 0.9 43 7.7 
			  Social renters 116 4.0 16 8.8 
			  Private renters 45 2.7 21 9.4 
			  All 271 1.6 80 8.3 
			   
			 England Owner occupiers 129 1.0 70 7.4 
			  Social renters 151 4.4 78 15.4 
			  Private renters 72 3.5 53 12.8 
			  All 352 1.9 202 10.8 
			 (1) Overcrowded is one or more bedrooms below the "bedroom standard". (2) Sample sizes are too small to give robust annual figures. A three-year average is therefore provided.  Source: Communities and Local Government, Survey of English Housing.

Mortgages

Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the  (a) mean and  (b) median monthly mortgage payments were (a) for all households and (b) for households at each level of disposable income in (i) England and (ii) each region in England in each of the last five years.

Iain Wright: Estimates of the mean monthly mortgage payment for all households taking out a new mortgage for house purchase during the year, in (i) England and (ii) each region in England in each of the last five years are given in the following table.
	Estimates for median monthly mortgage payments and data for households at each level of disposable income are not available.
	
		
			  Estimated mean monthly mortgage payments for all households taking out a new mortgage for house purchase during the year 
			  £ per month 
			   2003  2004  2005  2006  2007 
			 North East 370 466 535 594 687 
			 North West 420 525 597 659 759 
			 Yorkshire and the Humber 408 509 587 652 744 
			 East Midlands 457 561 629 672 763 
			 West Midlands 472 577 646 715 798 
			 East 603 712 789 855 981 
			 London 832 1,022 1,134 1,251 1,486 
			 South East 693 811 895 981 1,128 
			 South West 551 645 727 806 921 
			   
			 England 563 684 773 851 981 
			  Note:  Assumes repayment mortgage over 25 years.  Sources: Regulated Mortgage Survey and the Council of Mortgage Lenders

Ordnance Survey

John Howell: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions have taken place between Ordnance Survey and Google on the use of Ordnance Survey licence data on Google maps; and if she will make a statement.

Iain Wright: In recent weeks Ordnance Survey has held a number of discussions with Google™ UK, including a face to face meeting with a representative of the company, to discuss the terms and conditions under which users of the Google Maps UK applications programming interface (API) may overlay and display their own and third party intellectual property onto the API.
	Ordnance Survey is concerned that these terms and conditions require a user to grant Google a
	"perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive licence to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute Your Content through the Service and as search results through Google Services".
	These terms and conditions grant Google these rights over any data or information posted onto the API by a user, including the users' own intellectual property and the intellectual property of any third party whose information they use. This includes any Crown copyright information which a user posts onto the Google Maps API. This grant of rights to Google goes beyond the terms of the user's licence with Ordnance Survey.
	As a result of Ordnance Survey's representations, Google has changed the terms and conditions on two occasions within the past month. However each revised version retains the particular clause of concern. Ordnance Survey continues to work with Google to resolve this matter as quickly as possible.

Rents

Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the  (a) mean and  (b) median monthly expenditure on private rent after deduction of housing benefit was of (i) all private rented households and (ii) private rented households at each level of disposable income (A) in England and (B) in each region in England.

Iain Wright: The mean and median monthly expenditure on private rents (after deduction of housing benefit) by private renting households is set out in Table 1 for each Government office region and for England. The figures represent an average over the three-year period 2004-05 to 2006-07 and are derived from the Survey of English Housing. Figures based on a period of less than three years would not be sufficiently reliable.
	
		
			  Table 1: Private rents after deduction of housing benefit by region, 2004-05 to 2006-07 
			  £ per month 
			  Government office region  Mean  Median 
			 North East 217 216 
			 North West 250 228 
			 Yorkshire and The Humber 237 233 
			 East Midlands 287 297 
			 West Midlands 277 275 
			 Eastern 390 399 
			 London 603 546 
			 South East 409 394 
			 South West 335 309 
			 England 386 325 
		
	
	Table 2 shows the mean and median monthly rents (after deduction of housing benefit) disaggregated by the gross weekly income accruing to the main householder and partner (if any): below £200 per week; £200 to below £500 per week; and £500 per week or more. The figures represent an average over the three-year period 2004-05 to 2006-07 and are derived from the Survey of English Housing. Figures based on a period of less than three years would not be sufficiently reliable.
	
		
			  Table 2: Private rents after deduction of housing benefit by income group and by region, 2004-05 to 2006-07 
			   Gross weekly income  Gross weekly income 
			   < £ 200  £ 200- £ 499  £ 500+  < £ 200  £ 200- £ 499  £ 500+ 
			  Government office region  Mean monthly rent (after housing benefit )  M edian monthly rent  (after housing benefit ) 
			 North East 110 235 360 38 233 364 
			 North West 131 280 408 69 286 410 
			 Yorkshire and The Humber 124 213 411 65 235 415 
			 East Midlands 144 297 410 97 348 442 
			 West Midlands 149 299 443 98 327 433 
			 Eastern 156 355 547 56 379 550 
			 London 221 444 861 49 387 805 
			 South East 186 349 559 65 344 550 
			 South West 151 296 480 50 299 498 
			 England 159 323 596 61 312 550 
		
	
	The rental figures that were included in the derivation of the figures in Tables 1 and 2 included a number of "zero" rents. These cases arose because the rent for the accommodation was fully covered by the amount of housing benefit received—so the rental expenditure net of housing benefit was zero.

INNOVATION, UNIVERSITIES AND SKILLS

Overseas Students

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many Australian nationals were engaged in full-time study at UK universities at the latest date for which figures are available.

David Lammy: In the 2006/07 academic year there were 1,040 Australian domiciled students enrolled on full-time courses at UK Higher Education Institutions. Comparable figures for the 2007/08 academic year will be available in January 2009.

BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND REGULATORY REFORM

Overseas Trade: Australia

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the monetary value of trade between the UK and Australia was in each of the last five years.

Gareth Thomas: The data requested are shown in the following table
	
		
			  £ million 
			   UK exports of goods to Australia  UK exports of services to Australia  UK imports of goods from Australia  UK imports of services from Australia 
			 2003 2289 2023 1789 1476 
			 2004 2455 2297 1868 1391 
			 2005 2580 2713 2100 1869 
			 2006 2488 2778 2107 1809 
			 2007 2610 3205 2241 1780 
			  Source: UK Balance of Payments Pink Book, 2008 edition

Trade: Isle of Man

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the monetary value of trade between the UK and the Isle of Man in each of the last three years.

Gareth Thomas: For the purposes of the Overseas Trade Statistics, 'UK' is defined as Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and the UK part of the continental shelf. Therefore the Overseas Trade Statistics do not cover trade in goods between these places.
	Consistent estimates of trade in services are not available for all three years. ONS data published in the UK Balance of Payments Pink Book 2008 were:
	
		
			  £ million 
			   UK exports of services to the Isle of Man  UK imports of services from the Isle of Man 
			 2006 282 40 
			 2007 271 65

JUSTICE

Domestic Violence: Victims

Edward Timpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many  (a) prosecutions and  (b) convictions there have been for the offence of causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult under section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.

Maria Eagle: The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts under section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, from 2005 to 2007, the latest available, are given in the following table.
	The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
	
		
			  The number of defendants proceeded against at the magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts under section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, England and Wales, 2005-07( 1,2) 
			   2005  2006  2007 
			   Prosecuted  Guilty  Prosecuted  Guilty  Prosecuted  Guilty 
			 Causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable person 2 — 3 2 9 6 
			 (1) These data are on the principal offence basis. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.  Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform - Evidence and Analysis Unit

Young Offender Institutions: Religion

Humfrey Malins: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of inmates at Feltham A and Feltham B young offender institution  (a) declared a religious belief, broken down by belief and  (b) declared a different religion, broken down by religion, in the last nine months.

David Hanson: The percentages of declared religious belief as at 5 December 2008 was as follows:
	
		
			   Percentage 
			 Muslim 30.9 
			 Church of England 25.7 
			 Roman Catholic 17.4 
			 No faith 17.2 
			 Other Christians 5.0 
			 Other faiths 3.8 
		
	
	There have been 33 changes in faith over the last nine months as follows:
	
		
			   Changes 
			 Christian to Muslim 12 
			 No Faith to Muslim 6 
			 No Faith to Christian 3 
			 Hindu to Sikh 1 
			 Muslim to Christian 3 
			 Within Christian Groups 8

CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES

Dartmoor Community College

Anthony Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will bring forward the timetable for the rebuilding of Dartmoor Community College, presently scheduled for 2013; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Knight: Following a public consultation on the management of Waves 7-15 of BSF—the Building Schools for the Future programme—in the summer, I announced in September our aim to start all local authorities into BSF as soon as is practicable, with an initial priority project covering four to five schools. All local authorities were invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) on this basis and Devon was active in consulting Partnerships for Schools prior to submitting its EoI. We are now working with Partnerships for Schools to prioritise expressions of interest in line with our published guidance, and I aim to announce the revised national programme early next year.

Education Maintenance Allowance: Telephone Services

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average time taken to respond to calls from members of the public to the education maintenance allowance helpline was in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Knight: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) who operate the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). The helpline, assessment and payment function for EMA transferred to Capita from 28 November 2008. Mark Haysom, the LSC's Chief Executive, will write to the hon. Member for Castle Point with the information requested and a copy of his reply will be placed in the House Library.

Pupil Exclusions: HIV Infection

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children have been excluded from school for being HIV positive in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Pupils can only be excluded in response to breaches of school behaviour policy. No pupils should be excluded for being HIV positive.

Pupils: Per Capita Costs

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average funding per pupil was for maintained  (a) secondary and  (b) primary school pupils in the latest period for which figures are available.

Jim Knight: The per pupil revenue funding figures as an England average for 2008-09 are shown in the following table. In 2008-09 the majority of funding is distributed via the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). As the DSG is a mechanism for distributing funding, a split between primary and secondary schools is not available. The following figures are for all funded pupils aged 3-19 and are provided in real and cash terms:
	
		
			  2008-09  DSG plus grants (3 to 19-year-olds) (£) 
			 Cash 4,690 
			 Real 4,550 
		
	
	The latest period for which a primary/secondary split is available is 2005-06, these are provided in the following table. Prior to the introduction of the DSG in 2006-07, the Education Formula Spending (EFS) was used to allocate funding. Notional amounts for primary and secondary pupils were allocated in the EFS.
	The figures for 2005-06 are not comparable to 2008-09 because the introduction of the DSG fundamentally changed how local authorities are funded. The Education Formula Spending (EFS) formed the education part of the Local Government Finance Settlement, plus various grants. This was an assessment of what local authorities needed to fund education rather than what they spent. The DSG is based largely on an authority's previous spending. In addition, the DSG has a different coverage to EFS. EFS comprised a schools block and an LEA block (to cover LEA central functions) whereas DSG only covers the school block. LEA block items are still funded through DCLG's Local Government Finance Settlement but education items cannot be separately identified. Consequently, there is a break in the Department's time series as the two sets of data are not comparable.
	The per pupil revenue funding figures for 2005-06 are shown in the following table and are taken from the EFS. The figures are provided on real and cash terms.
	
		
			  £ 
			  2005-06  Primary pupils  (3 to 10-year-olds)  Secondary pupils  (11 to 15-year-olds) 
			 Cash 3,860 4,740 
			 Real 4,080 5,020

Schools: Capital Investment

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which  (a) schools and  (b) local authorities will receive extra funding in each of the next two years for school capital projects as a result of the pre-budget report announcement.

Jim Knight: Local authorities have been invited to bid to bring forward school capital allocations from 2010-11 to 2009-10. Bids are due to be received before Christmas, and the Department aims to confirm allocations to authorities in January. This is not extra funding, but the bringing forward of funding from 2010-11 into 2009-10.
	The allocation of funding to individual schools will be determined at local level in accordance with priorities set out in asset management plans. The Department does not maintain a central record of these.

Secondary Education

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many secondary schools have had  (a) 1,500 or more and  (b) 2,000 or more pupils in each of the last 10 years.

Jim Knight: The requested information is given in the table.
	
		
			  State-funded secondary schools( 1) : Number of schools and pupils by size of school( 2) —position as at January each year 1997 to 2008—England 
			   Total number of schools  Number of schools with 1,000 to 1,499 pupils  Number of pupils in schools with 1,000 to 1,499 pupils  Number of schools with 1,500 to 1,999 pupils  Number of pupils in schools with 1,500 to 1,999 pupils  Number of schools with over 2,000 pupils  Number of pupils in schools with 2,000 and over pupils 
			 1997 3,584 1,019 1,215,690 132 218,010 6 12,650 
			 1996 3,582 1,028 1,230,220 146 241,110 6 12,670 
			 1999 3,575 1,084 1,295,450 169 278,210 6 12,790 
			 2000 3,565 1,149 1,379,020 188 311,740 7 14,900 
			 2001 3,496 1,202 1,448,720 215 358,840 8 17,120 
			 2002 3,471 1,236 1,491,860 227 377,980 13 27,990 
			 2003 3,454 1,259 1,522,740 257 427,470 14 30,260 
			 2004 3,435 1,291 1,569,260 251 418,520 21 44,610 
			 2005 3,416 1,300 1,575,830 262 436,920 20 43,240 
			 2006 3,405 1,297 1,574,770 260 435,140 21 45,090 
			 2007 3,399 1,272 1,540,980 267 445,980 22 47,540 
			 2008 3,383 1,229 1,488,770 263 439,520 25 53,600 
			 (1) Includes city technology colleges and academies. (2) Excludes dually registered pupils.  Note: Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.  Source: School Census

Supply Teachers: Pay

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average salary for supply teachers in maintained schools was in the latest period for which figures are available.

Jim Knight: The Database of Teacher Records is the usual source for such information, but my Department's statisticians advise that the coverage for supply teaching is incomplete and therefore any estimate provided would not be reliable.

Teachers: Manpower

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 
	(1)  how many and what proportion of teachers who qualified in each year since 1997 are known to be teaching in maintained schools;
	(2)  how many teachers who have qualified since 1997 are no longer in the profession;
	(3)  how many teachers under the age of 60 have left the profession since 1997.

Jim Knight: The following table provides the headcount number of teachers who attained qualified teacher status (QTS) in each year from 1997 to 2006 who were recorded in full or part-time regular service in the local authority maintained sector in March 2007, the latest year available.
	
		
			  Number and percentage of teachers gaining qualified teacher status in full and part-time regular service by year of qualification, 1997 to 2006 , c overage: England and Wales( 1) 
			  Year of attaining QTS  Total in maintained sector service  March 2007  Percentage in service( 2) 
			 1997 16,400 57.5 
			 1998 16,000 59.1 
			 1999 17,100 62.9 
			 2000 15,900 64.4 
			 2001 17,300 66.6 
			 2002 20,000 69.5 
			 2003 23,100 70.2 
			 2004 25,900 71.9 
			 2005(3) 27,100 72.7 
			 2006(3) 25,300 68.6 
			 Total 204,000 66.9 
			 (1) The location where all teachers gained QTS cannot be determined within England and Wales and therefore this table covers those qualifying and in maintained service in both countries.  (2 )As a percentage of all teachers recorded as attaining QTS irrespective of whether or not they ever entered service anywhere.  (3 )Provisional.   Source: Database of Teacher Records (DTR). 
		
	
	Provisional figures from the DTR, which records all teachers attaining QTS, show that in March 2007 there were 37,600 full and part-time teachers in England gaining QTS since 1997 who entered and then left service in any recorded sector. Recorded sectors on the DTR include maintained schools in England and Wales, independent schools that are members of the Teachers' Pensions Scheme, further education colleges and certain higher education colleges. The source also shows that there were 132,800 teachers aged under 60 attaining QTS at any time who were no longer in service in any recorded sector.
	These figures may exclude teachers whose current service status information has not been received as yet. It is also estimated that between 15 and 20 per cent. of part-time teachers service is not recorded on the DTR. The numbers in service are, therefore, an underestimate and those out of service an overestimate. The figures also include teachers who have left the profession temporarily.

DEFENCE

Harrier Aircraft: Manpower

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for how many days on average  (a) pilots and  (b) engineering and support personnel serving in front-line Harrier squadrons at RAF Cottesmore were deployed on Operation Herrick in the period from 1 November 2006 to 31 October 2008.

Bob Ainsworth: The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. On average, each squadron is deployed on Herrick for four in every 12 months.

Tornado Aircraft

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence of 19 November 2008,  Official Report, columns 94-5WH, on RAF operations, whether the Tornado aircraft due to be deployed to Afghanistan on Operation Herrick from 1 April 2009 will be fitted with the Raptor imaging system from the start of their deployment.

Patrick Mercer: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the statement of 19 November 2008,  Official Report, column 95WH, on RAF operations, whether the Tornado aircraft due to be deployed to Afghanistan on Operation Herrick from 1 April 2009 will be fitted with the Raptor imaging system from the start of their deployment.

Bob Ainsworth: The Tornado GR4 will have the capability to carry the Raptor Reconnaissance Pod from the start of their deployment; however there has not yet been any decision to deploy this capability. An Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capability will be provided by GR4 with an alternative system in the first instance, which delivers the ISR effects required in the Operation Herrick theatre, while providing an optimum balance between weapons and ISTAR payloads.

Veterans: Identity Cards

Jeffrey M Donaldson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to introduce a veterans' identity card; what benefits this card will provide; and if he will make a statement;

Kevan Jones: Following the recommendation for a Veterans ID Card in the National Recognition Study undertaken by my hon. Friend, the Member for Grantham and Stamford the (Mr. Davies), the associated issues, options and approximate costs have been determined. These are being considered by Ministers and it is intended to make a statement after further consultation.